Why Why the People of Ferguson Don't Trust the Cops

Tom Joad · #1 08-22-2014, 08:50 PM

Some pretty eye-opening accounts of Policing in Ferguson as they were told to one reporter by some of the locals.

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/2...trust-the-cops

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It was getting late, and it seemed that, after several nights of unrest and police crackdowns, the protest might end in peace.

I sat down on a curb to jot down some notes, and a young man with dreadlocks asked me if I was a reporter. He called to his friends, and soon several young black men from Ferguson joined us, each with his own story to tell.

A young man named Christopher Lane told me police had beaten him up three times since he moved to Ferguson in 2007. The beatings happened well before a local officer fatally shot an unarmed teenager on August 9 and sparked the protests that now occur daily in Ferguson. "These cops are real prejudiced," Lane said, later adding, "Ferguson is an old slave town, if you know your history."

Lane asked if I had noticed that many of the side streets in Ferguson do not have sidewalks. I had. He told me that police regularly harass and even cite young black folks for failing to walk on the sidewalk, even when there is none to be found.

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4-2-7 · #2 08-22-2014, 08:53 PM

Get a life it's Friday Night.

Try a porno or something

d-ray657 · #3 08-22-2014, 10:57 PM

Quit trolling 4-2-7. Your post had nothing to do with the thread.

4-2-7 · #4 08-23-2014, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by d-ray657

Quit trolling 4-2-7. Your post had nothing to do with the thread.

Nore does enyone elses around here so don't single me out if I'm off topic. In fact when I brought it up before to one of your house trolls you said they can say anything they want.

donquixote99 · #5 08-23-2014, 08:24 AM

Returning to the OP subject, I continue to think it might be informative if the people officer Wilson was assisting at his last stop, before the shooting, were found and interviewed. I'm just wondering if something put him in the mood to roust some teenagers for jaywalking.

In any case, it seems the police had gotten to a place in that town where 'walking while black' punched a button for them in a lot of cases.

4-2-7 · #6 08-23-2014, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by donquixote99

In any case, it seems the police had gotten to a place in that town where 'walking while black' punched a button for them in a lot of cases.

In any case it seems the young population has gotten to a place in that town where they feel they can do whatever they want without reprimand and consequence.

nailer · #7 08-23-2014, 10:40 AM

The Ferguson Law & Order dynamic is widespread. Militarized LE perceive/treat some neighborhoods as if they are enemy territory. As a result, LEOs perceive citizens living in these neighborhoods as potential combatants.

MrPots · #8 08-25-2014, 10:52 AM

I think you've got it nailer. The cops come at you dressed for combat, all in black looking like thugs and acting like they are itching for a fight. So you put yer dukes up in anticipation and they call you combative.

Zeke · #9 08-26-2014, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by nailer

Militarized LE perceive/treat some neighborhoods as if they are enemy territory.

Respectfully, some neighborhoods are "enemy territory." (There's really no getting around that.) The social question is how much perceived lack of freedom can be allowed to promote safety before it is determined to be Draconian.

Part of this is made difficult by John Q. Public. Why? When Barney Fife asked the Barber, "What are you doing up and about so early this morning, Ralph?," he didn't get "Fuck you, pig."

Something changed.

Folks can say it's military-style police but it happened long before that.

nailer · #10 08-26-2014, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Zeke

Respectfully, some neighborhoods are "enemy territory." (There's really no getting around that.) The social question is how much perceived lack of freedom can be allowed to promote safety before it is determined to be Draconian.

Part of this is made difficult by John Q. Public. Why? When Barney Fife asked the Barber, "What are you doing up and about so early this morning, Ralph?," he didn't get "Fuck you, pig."

Something changed.

Folks can say it's military-style police but it happened long before that.

You got that right.